§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many doctors in general practice in each health board area in Northern Ireland are(a) Protestants, (b) Roman Catholics and (c) others; and in each category by board area, how many were trained in (i) Northern Ireland, (ii) the Irish Republic, (iii) Great Britain and (iv) overseas.
§ Mr. HanleyGeneral practitioners are self-employed independent contractors and as such information about their religious affiliation is not held.
A breakdown showing their places of graduation is set out below.
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Eastern Northern Southern Western Total Northern Ireland 316 170 108 69 663 Irish Republic 28 23 53 71 175 Great Britain 18 10 4 10 42 Overseas 4 8 6 7 25 Total 366 211 171 157 905